De-liberation

noun

careful consideration before decision.

formal consultation or discussion.

deliberate quality; leisureliness of movement or action; slowness.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English deliberacion < Latin dēlīberātiōn- (stem of dēlīberātiō), equivalent to dēlīberāt(us) (see deliberate) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

non·de·lib·er·a·tion, noun

o·ver·de·lib·er·a·tion, noun

pre·de·lib·er·a·tion, noun

re·de·lib·er·a·tion, noun

Synonyms
1. reflection, forethought.

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deliberation (dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən)

—n
1.	thoughtful, careful, or lengthy consideration
2.	(often plural) formal discussion and debate, as of a committee, jury, etc
3.	care, thoughtfulness, or absence of hurry, esp in movement or speech

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deliberation

late 14c., from L. deliberationem, from deliberare "weigh, consider well," from de- "entirely" + -liberare, altered (perhaps by influence of liberare "liberate") from librare "to balance, weigh," from libra "scale."

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